Calculus Camp
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21 sessions
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NK
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OJ
+6
This series ended on August 27, 2021. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.
About
In this course, we'll cover everything you need to know about calculus. We'll cover topics ranging from limits through volumes of cylindrical shells. The course goes at a pretty nice pace that's not too slow and not too fast. In each session we'll go over example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try practice problems on your own as well.
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Schedule
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
You will be withdrawn from the series if you miss 3 sessions without giving the tutor prior notice (not counting the optional weekly office hours sessions).
SESSION 1
2
Aug
SESSION 1
Orientation
Orientation
Mon 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTCAug 2, 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC
-OPTIONAL-
In this session we'll just some introductions and go over the series schedule and what to expect going forward. This is also a good opportunity to ask any questions you may have coming in either about the series or about calculus.
SESSION 2
3
Aug
SESSION 2
Limits and continuity
Limits and continuity
Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 3, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over how to find a limit using a graph and using a table. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 3
4
Aug
SESSION 3
Limits and continuity
Limits and continuity
Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 4, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll cover the basic limit laws, direct substitution, and the squeeze theorem. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 4
5
Aug
SESSION 4
Limits and continuity
Limits and continuity
Thu 10:00 PM - 10:40 PM UTCAug 5, 10:00 PM - 10:40 PM UTC
In this session we will look at using trig identities (Pythagorean identities and double angle identities) to find limits involving trig functions. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 5
6
Aug
SESSION 5
Office Hours
Office Hours
Fri 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTCAug 6, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC
-OPTIONAL-
Come with any questions you may have from the material we've covered so far. We can also do additional practice problems for the topics we have covered so far.
SESSION 6
9
Aug
SESSION 6
Limits and continuity
Limits and continuity
Mon 10:00 PM - 10:40 PM UTCAug 9, 10:00 PM - 10:40 PM UTC
In this session we'll look at using the precise definition (or the epsilon/delta definition) of a limit to prove the existence of a limit. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 7
10
Aug
SESSION 7
Limits and continuity
Limits and continuity
Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 10, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we will cover continuity, looking at what it means for a function to be continuous both graphically and algebraically, the different types of discontinuities, and how to remove a discontinuity using factoring and rationalization. We will go over some theorems regarding continuity, work through some example problems together, and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 8
11
Aug
SESSION 8
Differentiation: definition and basic derivative rules
Differentiation: definition and basic derivative rules
Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 11, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll cover the basic definition of a derivative. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 9
12
Aug
SESSION 9
Differentiation: definition and basic derivative rules
Differentiation: definition and basic derivative rules
Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 12, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over the basic derivative rules and the chain rule. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 10
13
Aug
SESSION 10
Differentiation: composite, implicit, and inverse functions
Differentiation: composite, implicit, and inverse functions
Fri 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 13, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we will go over implicit differentiation. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 11
14
Aug
SESSION 11
Office Hours
Office Hours
Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 14, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
-OPTIONAL-
Come with any questions you may have from the material we've covered so far. We can also do additional practice problems for the topics we have covered so far.
SESSION 12
16
Aug
SESSION 12
Contextual applications of differentiation
Contextual applications of differentiation
Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 16, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over how to solve related rates problems. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 13
17
Aug
SESSION 13
Contextual applications of differentiation
Contextual applications of differentiation
Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 17, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over linear approximations and L'Hospital's Rule. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own as well.
SESSION 14
18
Aug
SESSION 14
Applying derivatives to analyze functions
Applying derivatives to analyze functions
Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 18, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we will go over a summary of curve sketches, which involves finding extrema and concavity of a function using its derivatives. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 15
19
Aug
SESSION 15
Applying derivatives to analyze functions
Applying derivatives to analyze functions
Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 19, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over solving optimization problems. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 16
20
Aug
SESSION 16
Office Hours
Office Hours
Fri 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 20, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
-OPTIONAL-
Come with any questions you may have from the material we've covered so far. We can also do additional practice problems for the topics we have covered so far.
SESSION 17
23
Aug
SESSION 17
Integration and accumulation of change
Integration and accumulation of change
Mon 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 23, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over antiderivatives. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 18
24
Aug
SESSION 18
Integration and accumulation of change
Integration and accumulation of change
Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 24, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over using Riemann's sums to find the area under a curve and we'll do an introduction to definite integrals. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 19
25
Aug
SESSION 19
Integration and accumulation of change
Integration and accumulation of change
Wed 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 25, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In this session we'll go over the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and finding the area between curves. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own.
SESSION 20
26
Aug
SESSION 20
Applications of integration
Applications of integration
Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 26, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
In the final session of the series, we'll go over finding volumes and volumes by cylindrical shells. We'll go over some example problems together and you'll have the opportunity to try some practice problems on your own. There will also be a time at the end for any last questions about any of the topics we covered.
SESSION 21
27
Aug
SESSION 21
Office Hours
Office Hours
Fri 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 27, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC
-OPTIONAL-
Come with any questions you may have from the material we've covered so far. We can also do additional practice problems for the topics we have covered so far.